I think Gandhi was a decent spiritual man who really wanted harmony but the Hindu militants like RSS disliked his model of peaceful religiosity and communal harmony. Even to this day, Nehru remains the face of a real and only true leader of an India that was sprouting into great nation. As an Indian Muslim I find it interesting that Nehru inspite of represnting a Hindu image also represented a modern and progressive image that is now lacking. People in other countries, be it Pakistan, USA, UK, Egypt, Iran, and China have a larger than life impression of Nehru. They still remember how he visited these foreign lands and people the world over were in awe of everything about him..right from his famous Nehru-cut jacket to his erudite persona and graceful skill of communication. Even India Gandhi was overshadowed by her father. After Rajiv's death India really became lackluster and remains so inspite of all the economic gain when it comes having a great leader. When you see all the nations' leaders at the UN together you just wish that either Rajiv or Nehru were at the helm.
